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the truman foundation was president truman's idea. toward the end of his life, he told his admirers he did not want a brick-and-mortar monument, he encouraged a living memorial, an institution that would support new americans from every single territory that value service to their communities and this country as much as he did. that is what the truman foundation has been doing for 40 years now. we have selected more than 3000 public service leaders in the community in which they can be helped and make an even bigger difference in the life of this country. 40 years into our work we have a wonderful track record, and so this afternoon we pause to take stock and to celebrate. i want to thank secretary of state john kerry and everyone here at the state department for hosting us this afternoon, and i want to extend special thanks to the dalton briscoe center of american history at the university of texas, alston for sponsoring this event with support from the bernard foundation. we could not have found a more perfect sponsor in the real pa
the truman foundation was president truman's idea. toward the end of his life, he told his admirers he did not want a brick-and-mortar monument, he encouraged a living memorial, an institution that would support new americans from every single territory that value service to their communities and this country as much as he did. that is what the truman foundation has been doing for 40 years now. we have selected more than 3000 public service leaders in the community in which they can be helped...
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harry truman. august 6, 1945, only three months later, harry truman had theake a decision to drop first atomic bomb on here is in an effortshima pacificthe war in the -- and the war in the pacific. -- a scary sety of contingencies. i thinking about it as history. storiests have those that told the history of the 20th century through sound clips. we know about pearl harbor and andthe country responded, if he did hibbler and so forth. defeateddid hibbler -- and so forth.ler gatheringongress was only about a year after the bomb has been used on hiroshima and nagasaki. they were gathering at a time when the memory of roosevelt's disability and death was quite vivid. -- and thisthering fascinates me because people don't talk about it all that much in the record. it used to be too scary to discuss. -- seems to be too scary to discuss. they were gathering at a time when people were aware that it might be another vice president who succeeded to the white house. it might have been henry wallace who would no
harry truman. august 6, 1945, only three months later, harry truman had theake a decision to drop first atomic bomb on here is in an effortshima pacificthe war in the -- and the war in the pacific. -- a scary sety of contingencies. i thinking about it as history. storiests have those that told the history of the 20th century through sound clips. we know about pearl harbor and andthe country responded, if he did hibbler and so forth. defeateddid hibbler -- and so forth.ler gatheringongress was...
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harry truman truman is fairly well revered by republicans and democrats. a look at how that has changed. we think things about obama today, but that doesn't mean it is fixed forever. i can guarantee you one thing, that the way we think about obama today will be consistent over time. host: let me introduce you folks, if you want to ask questions of our guests.
harry truman truman is fairly well revered by republicans and democrats. a look at how that has changed. we think things about obama today, but that doesn't mean it is fixed forever. i can guarantee you one thing, that the way we think about obama today will be consistent over time. host: let me introduce you folks, if you want to ask questions of our guests.
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harry truman. august 6, 1945, only three months later, harry truman had to make a decision to drop the first atomic bomb on here is -- hiroshima in an effort to and the war in the pacific -- and the war in the pacific. that is a fairly scary set of contingencies. about living through them. i learned about it as history. my parents have those stories that told the history of the 20th century through sound clips. we know about pearl harbor and how the country responded, and we defeated hitler and so forth. it was not clear at the time that those things were going to happen. the 80th congress was gathering only about a year after the bomb has been used on hiroshima and nagasaki. they were gathering at a time when the memory of roosevelt's disability and death was quite vivid. they were gathering -- and this fascinates me because people don't talk about it all that much in the record. it used to be too scary to discuss. -- seems to be too scary to discuss. they were gathering at a time when people were
harry truman. august 6, 1945, only three months later, harry truman had to make a decision to drop the first atomic bomb on here is -- hiroshima in an effort to and the war in the pacific -- and the war in the pacific. that is a fairly scary set of contingencies. about living through them. i learned about it as history. my parents have those stories that told the history of the 20th century through sound clips. we know about pearl harbor and how the country responded, and we defeated hitler and...
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criticism of him during the campaign so truman is inside the blue room with mrs. truman, waiting for the eisenhower's to come in for coffee and know what is coming in, i will find out what is going on, the eisenhowers head driven up to the portico but they were not getting out of the car and they were not getting out of the car because at that moment eisenhower was so angry with truman. >> host: what about the ride up pennsylvania avenue? >> that can be awkward in a situation like that. roosevelt and hoover in 1933 had run against each other, they were not dear friends to put it mildly and hoover was depressed, did not like roosevelt,
criticism of him during the campaign so truman is inside the blue room with mrs. truman, waiting for the eisenhower's to come in for coffee and know what is coming in, i will find out what is going on, the eisenhowers head driven up to the portico but they were not getting out of the car and they were not getting out of the car because at that moment eisenhower was so angry with truman. >> host: what about the ride up pennsylvania avenue? >> that can be awkward in a situation like...
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sam for myy excellent tour of the truman library today and professor newman of the truman center for all they have done to make my visit comfortable and interesting. i accepted this invitation with a good deal of humility. i was not really sure that i rank with the speakers you have had here i could not possibly turn down the chance to come to truman country and talk about , the first being that i was born during the truman administration. i have no actual contemporary memory of knowing that truman was the president. i do have political memories shared with me by my parents. they will fit into the theme of tonight's speech. father's first real political venture was something he was proud of. he was head of the richmond virginia young democrats. wasof his price possessions the button that had a crown on it that said no crown for franklin. this stuck with me when i was young. i did not know that resident roosevelt would run for king. my father explained why he felt that way. he and my mother had interesting discussions because her first adult political memory and then as a young colleg
sam for myy excellent tour of the truman library today and professor newman of the truman center for all they have done to make my visit comfortable and interesting. i accepted this invitation with a good deal of humility. i was not really sure that i rank with the speakers you have had here i could not possibly turn down the chance to come to truman country and talk about , the first being that i was born during the truman administration. i have no actual contemporary memory of knowing that...
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>> truman. professor troy: truman, right? he is so proud when he supports the state of israel and says, i am cyrus, evoking the bible. no, it is not truman. it?said >> [inaudible] professor troy: it could have been david ben-gurion imagining what the president would say. no. i am helping you in that it is a president. maybe nixon, right? it was said in memoirs that he was the best friend israel ever had. one more guess? eisenhower, because although he had his frustrations, he supported the state of israel. innovation is one thing, but when you establish something, it is more important. in fact, it was said by jimmy carter in 1977. fooled you. first message is that life is a river. >> [laughter] professor troy: history is a journey. one of the things that frustrates me, especially in the political period we're going through right now, is we are so quick to judge, so quick to label. anti-israel, pro-israel. every single persowe are talking about today is -- from the american .residential side is pro israel there are truly anti-
>> truman. professor troy: truman, right? he is so proud when he supports the state of israel and says, i am cyrus, evoking the bible. no, it is not truman. it?said >> [inaudible] professor troy: it could have been david ben-gurion imagining what the president would say. no. i am helping you in that it is a president. maybe nixon, right? it was said in memoirs that he was the best friend israel ever had. one more guess? eisenhower, because although he had his frustrations, he...
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he's met truman, of course, but he doesn't know him. and he chose for reasons which we don't fully understand not to attend fdr's funeral. certainly the relationship between fdr and winston churchill had significantly deteriorated by the time of fdr's death. so he doesn't know this new president. here is this chance. almost instantly miss moral begins to recover. his wife and his daughter actually say to him, your spirits will rise as you cross the stars and winston churchill knew only a few months before had refused the order of the highest declaration from king george the sixth on the grounds that he be g t that he be given the boot by the english people. on the day he embarks he goes down and collects this new declaration. he has a wonderful crossing. he loves it. there are 13,000 canadian troops on board and he sits in the bridge and he knows the captain very well from the war. and they're a bit delayed coming into new york and he says i want to address the troops and he does. he says, this great ship, we have been confronted with m
he's met truman, of course, but he doesn't know him. and he chose for reasons which we don't fully understand not to attend fdr's funeral. certainly the relationship between fdr and winston churchill had significantly deteriorated by the time of fdr's death. so he doesn't know this new president. here is this chance. almost instantly miss moral begins to recover. his wife and his daughter actually say to him, your spirits will rise as you cross the stars and winston churchill knew only a few...
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for example, it didn't go so smoothly for president truman in 1945. >> harry s truman takes the oath of office as 32nd president. >> the chief justice said i harry ship truman. his little name is just the letter s. >> faithfully execute the office of the president of the united states to the best of your ability that you will preserve and defend. >> it's settled. did you pick up on that? chief justice william howard taft said maintain instead of protect. >> the constitution of the united states. >> in 1909 when taft himself was sworn in, his oath was misquoted. >> will to the best of my ability. >> while the earlier administrations played fast and loose, obama's camp felt differently because of well, you know. i'm not going to say it.
for example, it didn't go so smoothly for president truman in 1945. >> harry s truman takes the oath of office as 32nd president. >> the chief justice said i harry ship truman. his little name is just the letter s. >> faithfully execute the office of the president of the united states to the best of your ability that you will preserve and defend. >> it's settled. did you pick up on that? chief justice william howard taft said maintain instead of protect. >> the...
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confidence insects of defense lewis johnson, president truman believed he needed an excepti exceptional leader for the new department of defense. truman had tremendous trust in marshall because of the character's character and judgment and a man who after all had been an important secretary of state as well as one of the architects of the greatest coalition in military history. second, this clearly influenced congress as well as president truman was the desire to reassure the american people in extremely difficult times. american political leaders correctly believed marshall, a revered figure because of his monumental role of chief of staff during world war ii could do that. congress therefore amended the law reluctantly insisting by so doing it was not creating a precedent and advising this not be repeated in the future. i believe however that our current circumstances warrant taking this step a second time. i've known general mattis for well over a decade. he is probably the most widely
confidence insects of defense lewis johnson, president truman believed he needed an excepti exceptional leader for the new department of defense. truman had tremendous trust in marshall because of the character's character and judgment and a man who after all had been an important secretary of state as well as one of the architects of the greatest coalition in military history. second, this clearly influenced congress as well as president truman was the desire to reassure the american people in...
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that wasn't true of eisenhower when he left and harry truman had not been ill particularly but truman in retirement. >> let me conclude a question about you. why your fascination with the american president and the presidency? >> this is a story. when i was 8 years old i grew up in illinois. my family took me to springfield and i was shown the chair lincoln sat in when he read to his children and i asked, i was 8 years old, lincoln's and didn't behave well. what did he do? the guy had a disgusted look, lincoln didn't believe in discipline. can you believe he let his brats run wild through the house, i heard that so i began with incan and children's books about other presidents. >> host: you will watch from the vantage point of nbc but what do you think the american people should expect friday? >> they should expect the new president to give a speech that heals and unifies. that is what we should expect of every president on inauguration day. many or most of the things a president does our political. a president is asking for certain programs, endorsing certain candidates. those things
that wasn't true of eisenhower when he left and harry truman had not been ill particularly but truman in retirement. >> let me conclude a question about you. why your fascination with the american president and the presidency? >> this is a story. when i was 8 years old i grew up in illinois. my family took me to springfield and i was shown the chair lincoln sat in when he read to his children and i asked, i was 8 years old, lincoln's and didn't behave well. what did he do? the guy...
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so truman is inside of the blue room, i think it is with mrs. truman waiting for the eisenhowers to come in for coffee and no one is coming in, and he said, find out what is going on, and the eisenhowers had driven up to the north port coe, but they were not getting out the of the car, and they were not getting out of the car, becau becauset that moment eisenhower was so angry at truman. >> what about the ride up pennsylvania avenue? >> that is oftentimes awkward in a situation like that, roosevelt and hoover in 1943 had run against each other and not dear friends to put it mildly, and hoover was silent, depressed, and he did not like roosevelt, and roosevelt said later that he kept on trying to start a k conversation with hoover and finally they saw a building being built along the route, and roosevelt said something like, isn't that nice steel, and hoover was silent and so he gave up. one of the stories from my point of view is that with president carter and during this ride that you were mentioning, he was trying to get reports on whether the
so truman is inside of the blue room, i think it is with mrs. truman waiting for the eisenhowers to come in for coffee and no one is coming in, and he said, find out what is going on, and the eisenhowers had driven up to the north port coe, but they were not getting out the of the car, and they were not getting out of the car, becau becauset that moment eisenhower was so angry at truman. >> what about the ride up pennsylvania avenue? >> that is oftentimes awkward in a situation like...
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a good example of that is harry truman. harry truman could've ran for president again. he didn't because he knew he would get elected. he was wildly on popular, peoplb are very upset about the korean war and he was rated very low. for years he ranked at thehe bottom. that started to change in the 1980s. the change because of ronald reagan because people perceive we're getting back into the cold war and turning the corner and truman was looked back at the architect and so his stock actually started to rise and increased in the 90s with a democratic president. truman is fairly well revered.wt look at how that'shi changed ovr cheney time. we'll think things today but that doesn't mean that legacy is fix forever. i guarantee i guarantee the way we think about obama today will not be consistent over time. >> so let me and reduce if you want to ask questions of our guests, for their starting point you can call in. one of the pieces i read this utrning, i know legacy will change over time but the one weird using that piece consistently and that word is restraint. would you agr
a good example of that is harry truman. harry truman could've ran for president again. he didn't because he knew he would get elected. he was wildly on popular, peoplb are very upset about the korean war and he was rated very low. for years he ranked at thehe bottom. that started to change in the 1980s. the change because of ronald reagan because people perceive we're getting back into the cold war and turning the corner and truman was looked back at the architect and so his stock actually...
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harry truman truman is fairly well revered by republicans and democrats. a look at how that has changed. we think things about obama today, but that doesn't mean it is fixed forever. i can guarantee you one thing, that the way we think about obama today will be consistent over time. host: let me introduce you folks, if you want to ask questions of our guests. one of the pieces i read this morning, i know the legacy will change over time, but once you was the word -- one view was the word restraint, how he managed that. would you agree? guest: i do think that the obama strategy is fundamentally about getting the world to balance. the way to do that was you have power set the united states was in conflict with -- iran, russia, china. satisfy their needs and to get to some balance, and then put the world and balance, and that will allow the united states to withdraw its influence and hello friends and allies to pick up the burden. but almost all of these things by themselves are never a foreign policy. restraint, unilateralism, aggression, defense isolationis
harry truman truman is fairly well revered by republicans and democrats. a look at how that has changed. we think things about obama today, but that doesn't mean it is fixed forever. i can guarantee you one thing, that the way we think about obama today will be consistent over time. host: let me introduce you folks, if you want to ask questions of our guests. one of the pieces i read this morning, i know the legacy will change over time, but once you was the word -- one view was the word...
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so truman is inside of the blue room, think it was, with mrs. truman waiting for the eisenhowers to come in for coffee and no one is coming in and he said find out what's going on and the eisenhowers had driven up the north portico but they weren't getting out of the car and weren't getting out of the car because at that moment, eisenhower was so angry at truman. >> what about the ride up pennsylvania avenue? >> that oftentimes can be awkward, too, in a situation like that. roosevelt and hoover in 1933 had run against each other. they were not dear friends, to. put it mildly. and hoover was silent. he was depressed. depressed. he did not like roosevelt. and roosevelt said later he kept on trying to start a conversation with hoover and finally they saw a building being built along the route, and roosevelt said something like, isn't that nice steel? and hoover was still pretty silent so roosevelt gave up. one of the better stories from my point of view is in 1981, reagan and carter had run against each other but they were a little bit more amicabl
so truman is inside of the blue room, think it was, with mrs. truman waiting for the eisenhowers to come in for coffee and no one is coming in and he said find out what's going on and the eisenhowers had driven up the north portico but they weren't getting out of the car and weren't getting out of the car because at that moment, eisenhower was so angry at truman. >> what about the ride up pennsylvania avenue? >> that oftentimes can be awkward, too, in a situation like that....
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they looked at harry truman and were really angry. there are a lot of decisions truman could have made that could have been military expedient and set him up for reelection but weren't the decisions which would have been best for american foreign policy and not just liberating south korea but preventing that conflict from expanding. he made the tough calls. which is why in retrospect we look back and admire him so much. he made the tough calls. even when it was against his political interest. so sure, americans like things, don't like things. wildly popular until they weren't. foreign policy is not pop lear right now. presidents face a popular contest and foreign policy once every four years and that's twice. elect and re-elect. other than that, they are paid to look after the interest of the american people. sometimes american people are unhappy with them, sometimes happy with them. but their job is to balance politics and interest and put interest first. there's a difference between popular will an popularity. popularity is, do i li
they looked at harry truman and were really angry. there are a lot of decisions truman could have made that could have been military expedient and set him up for reelection but weren't the decisions which would have been best for american foreign policy and not just liberating south korea but preventing that conflict from expanding. he made the tough calls. which is why in retrospect we look back and admire him so much. he made the tough calls. even when it was against his political interest....
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truman was the outgoing president. dwight eisenhower was coming in. they had been closed until the campaign of 52 that to some extent pitted them against each other and there was a time when eisenhower was resentful of truman's criticism of him during that campaign so truman just inside the blue room i think it was and waiting for the eisenhower's to come and for coffee. no one is coming in and they find out what's going on. the eisenhower's had driven up the north portico but they were not getting out of the car. they weren't getting out of the car because at that moment eisenhower was so angry at truman. >> host: what about the ride up pennsylvania avenue? >> guest: that oftentimes can be awkward in a situation like that. roosevelt and hoover in 1933 running against each other. they were not dear friends to put it mildly and hoover was silent. he was depressed. he did not like roosevelt and roosevelt said later he kept on trying to start a conversation with hoover and finally they saw a building being built along the route and said something like is
truman was the outgoing president. dwight eisenhower was coming in. they had been closed until the campaign of 52 that to some extent pitted them against each other and there was a time when eisenhower was resentful of truman's criticism of him during that campaign so truman just inside the blue room i think it was and waiting for the eisenhower's to come and for coffee. no one is coming in and they find out what's going on. the eisenhower's had driven up the north portico but they were not...
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[applause] >> shaking hands with harry truman. mrs. truman sits down again. kissingover, and he is his wife, he is kissing mrs. eisenhower. this is a thrilling moment. the tension is broken. he looks out over the cloud -- crowd now. vice president nixon is standing. he is waving, the famous wave. the famous wave to all the crowd. dwight eisenhower: my friends, before i begin the expression of those thoughts that i deem appropriate to this moment, would you permit me the privilege of uttering a little private prayer of my own? and i ask that you bow your heads. almighty god, as we stand here at this moment, my associates and me -- my future associates in the executive branch of government join me in beseeching that thou will make full and complete our dedication to the service of the people in this throng and their fellow citizens everywhere. give us, we pray, the power to discern clearly right from wrong, and allow all our words and actions to be governed thereby, and by the laws of this land. especially we pray that our concern shall be for all the people, r
[applause] >> shaking hands with harry truman. mrs. truman sits down again. kissingover, and he is his wife, he is kissing mrs. eisenhower. this is a thrilling moment. the tension is broken. he looks out over the cloud -- crowd now. vice president nixon is standing. he is waving, the famous wave. the famous wave to all the crowd. dwight eisenhower: my friends, before i begin the expression of those thoughts that i deem appropriate to this moment, would you permit me the privilege of...
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we are joined by the truman national security project. he serves as the president an ceo at the heritage foundation and is the foreign defense studies vice president so both of you gentlemen, welcome. in the big picture. is there a way of approaching these matters? >> guest: i think to evaluate the legacy we have a context and since 1945, every president republican or democrat has trier to carry forward a central theory in the world that says we will try to prevent futurepr conflict and create a world that'thatis based on institution nato, the united nations and an unprecedented network around the world to try to strengthen the liberal order if you well and present that kind of darkness that engulfed the constant conflict from happening again. when we evaluate, we have to put it in that lens and what you can say about the doctrine is that it's been primarily about making sure no matter what the united states does in the world, we try to put forward others in the regional solutions and problems for example. i think you can see the contrast
we are joined by the truman national security project. he serves as the president an ceo at the heritage foundation and is the foreign defense studies vice president so both of you gentlemen, welcome. in the big picture. is there a way of approaching these matters? >> guest: i think to evaluate the legacy we have a context and since 1945, every president republican or democrat has trier to carry forward a central theory in the world that says we will try to prevent futurepr conflict and...
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truman received the applause of the crowd. next to appear was the vice president-elect, richard nixon. his entrance to the stand being met with a spontaneous cheer from the chairman this crowd. last to arrive were the generals, escorted through the rotunda by senator bridges, speaker martin and others, the president elect appeared solemn and reflective for this occasion was in the name of the republican party riding back into power for the first time in decades. cheer burst from the crowd. filling everyone available space to see the end of one regime and to beginning of a new era. >> i, richard m nixon, solemnly swear i will support and of the constitution of the united states against all of its enemies foreign and domestic. that i will bear true faith and , that ice to the same any this freely without reservation or purpose of and that i will well and officelly execute the upon which i am about to embark, so help me god. >> congratulations, mr. vice president. -- richard m next who has become the vice president of the united
truman received the applause of the crowd. next to appear was the vice president-elect, richard nixon. his entrance to the stand being met with a spontaneous cheer from the chairman this crowd. last to arrive were the generals, escorted through the rotunda by senator bridges, speaker martin and others, the president elect appeared solemn and reflective for this occasion was in the name of the republican party riding back into power for the first time in decades. cheer burst from the crowd....
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truman was not popular. truman didn't seek an additional term in office and in fact the next general was eisenhower i think you could look at the where the political or the public weight of approval of the military may be very strong and even when civil military analysts look at it and say yes, these are good cases of exercisi exercising civilian control there can be a cost to pay for that. >> what was the cost the president paid? >> i think it will be left to historia historians. my view is there is a lack after trust between obama senior leadersh leadership. >> senator bloomenthal has arrived. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to thank the chairman and the ranking member for holding this hearing. i have deep respect for general mattis having met with him over numerous years and having had the benefit of his advice and incites over my service in the united states senate. we are here today to discuss in general the issue of civilian control over the military and how that principal is served or not by his ap
truman was not popular. truman didn't seek an additional term in office and in fact the next general was eisenhower i think you could look at the where the political or the public weight of approval of the military may be very strong and even when civil military analysts look at it and say yes, these are good cases of exercisi exercising civilian control there can be a cost to pay for that. >> what was the cost the president paid? >> i think it will be left to historia historians....
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truman, the house, the senate. forsuddenly the call got action so loud that truman had to point an emissary to investigate whether or not these reports of such horrific living conditions could be true. i have seen a lot of damning reports on washington covering this time. this was about the most damning report i have ever read. the dean of pennsylvania at that time wrote back to truman and said, as matters now stand, we appear to be treating the jews just as the nazis treated them. except that we do not exterminate them. the nazis' victims were being victimized once again but this time by the americans. so how could this have happened? how could liberation look so tragic for the survivors of the holocaust? as i said when i began my research for this, i did not intend to look for the survivors, seeing more that side of the nazi fugitives. this was a book about the nazis. i wanted to know, how could this have happened? i was doing a fellowship at the holocaust museum much of last year and became to rummage around. i
truman, the house, the senate. forsuddenly the call got action so loud that truman had to point an emissary to investigate whether or not these reports of such horrific living conditions could be true. i have seen a lot of damning reports on washington covering this time. this was about the most damning report i have ever read. the dean of pennsylvania at that time wrote back to truman and said, as matters now stand, we appear to be treating the jews just as the nazis treated them. except that...
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on bill of rights day, one of truman's last public events, he's the lame-duck at that point and truman presides over the enshrinement of the documents. this is something i would like to ask you, and you may want to think about it a little bit before you answer. i'm not advising you too, but you may want to, in which case, if you do, i you do, i will ask another question while you think about it. this says, if you could save one historical american document that has been lost along the way, which one would it be, and what happens to it? do you have one in mind? >> i thought about that question for long time so i think i would change the declaration. the constitution is the codification of the principles in the document. as i have said many times, i think that second paragraph is the underpinning. so if i had, if there was one you have to save, i think that's the one that you would save. the constitution is beautiful. >> of course is one that has been lost, that we don't have now, one document, one historical document that is lost that we don't have the original of, that's the difficulty
on bill of rights day, one of truman's last public events, he's the lame-duck at that point and truman presides over the enshrinement of the documents. this is something i would like to ask you, and you may want to think about it a little bit before you answer. i'm not advising you too, but you may want to, in which case, if you do, i you do, i will ask another question while you think about it. this says, if you could save one historical american document that has been lost along the way,...
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when harry truman was inaugurated in 1949, after his election in 1948, he came to st. john's and had a pre-inaugurational worship service here before he was sworn in for his full term as president. subsequent to that time, other presidents have had pre-inaugural services in who has endeavored to distinguish it with a character of architecture. leaders of of the washington, the church represented a new start. had any number of special services. withf the most famous was dolly madison. she attended st. john's and, after what i described, when her husband died, she decided to move back to washington and she close toa house lafayette square. was she came back, she baptized and confirmed by the and hern the church funeral was conducted from this church and it was attended by and everyone. service, one of the name losts had their to history. he was a clerk. fires of washington had yet to take place, james monroe was out in scouting to see the disposition of british military forces, concluding there was the possibility of washington being attacked. and said that him he should
when harry truman was inaugurated in 1949, after his election in 1948, he came to st. john's and had a pre-inaugurational worship service here before he was sworn in for his full term as president. subsequent to that time, other presidents have had pre-inaugural services in who has endeavored to distinguish it with a character of architecture. leaders of of the washington, the church represented a new start. had any number of special services. withf the most famous was dolly madison. she...
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, roosevelt, with all that, truman, his role in getting the project started when the first volume of jefferson papers appeared but also the strengthening of the national archives and the decision to move those documents down, roosevelt, truman had something to do with that but we are talking about things that it is obvious several of our questions, we have just answered some of them anyway but a couple i would like to ask. how much do you think the survival and preservation of founding documents contribute to american patriotism and pride, i think we answered that. a great deal. it may be the reason for these things to be where they are and protected as they are. i think we have answered this also. the power, indirectly the answer to this but i will give you a chance to add to it, whether the power of seeing the actual bill of rights or other artifacts in person, is that experience different from seeing it digitally? >> i am writing a book about fakes, frauds and forgeries but i have been thinking about that a lot. i was writing about a guy who absolutely believes that meticulous cop
, roosevelt, with all that, truman, his role in getting the project started when the first volume of jefferson papers appeared but also the strengthening of the national archives and the decision to move those documents down, roosevelt, truman had something to do with that but we are talking about things that it is obvious several of our questions, we have just answered some of them anyway but a couple i would like to ask. how much do you think the survival and preservation of founding...
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truman very much not popular and he returned and truman didn't seek an additional term in office and that the next amaral was eisenhower who had then and it too with her third. i think you can look at where the political for the public weight of approval of the military may be very strong. even when civil military analysts look at it and say these are good pieces, there can be a significant political cost to pay for that. >> what was the cost of president paid inspired chris o.? i think that would be less historian. my view is the lack of trust between the military and the obama senior leadership as senator sullivan's bad and particularly in the white house. i think to the extent that might have further field a sense of distance, that's a possibility but i haven't seen any reporting on that. >> senator blumenthal has arrived. [inaudible] >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to thank the chairman and the ranking member for holding this hearing because civilian control over the department of defense and military general is really a bad rep principle, one of the founding principles of thi
truman very much not popular and he returned and truman didn't seek an additional term in office and that the next amaral was eisenhower who had then and it too with her third. i think you can look at where the political for the public weight of approval of the military may be very strong. even when civil military analysts look at it and say these are good pieces, there can be a significant political cost to pay for that. >> what was the cost of president paid inspired chris o.? i think...
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his wife, eleanor roosevelt, harry truman, dwight eisenhower, lyndon johnson, ford, carter, ronald reagan, george bush, and so on, and, of course, more recently, george w. bush and barack obama. so the tradition has been maintained. at some point when a new president's elected, st. john's makes an effort to contact them and have them sign this very historic book, which is a very dear item to the church. it clearly does not sit in the president's pew anymore, but it's one of those great pieces of history that has been long associated with this church from 1856 to the present. abraham lincoln has an association with st. john's as well. when he was elected in 1860, his
his wife, eleanor roosevelt, harry truman, dwight eisenhower, lyndon johnson, ford, carter, ronald reagan, george bush, and so on, and, of course, more recently, george w. bush and barack obama. so the tradition has been maintained. at some point when a new president's elected, st. john's makes an effort to contact them and have them sign this very historic book, which is a very dear item to the church. it clearly does not sit in the president's pew anymore, but it's one of those great pieces...
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in 1953, the transition from truman to eisenhower had been challenging. >> truman said eisenhower knows no more about politics than a pig knows about sunday. >> the relationship between the democrats and republicans were so cold that the eisenhower chose to sit in their car, instead of of accepting an invitation to come to the white house for a pre-inauguration public coffee. now eisenhower would be welcoming another democrat, the young, vital, john f. kennedy he hoped to set an example in handing over the presidency. not that the president liked everything kennedy had said, in particular particular he was offended by the claim of a missile gap with the soviet. >> in 1959, we are now threatened with a nuclear gas that leaves us and potentially grave danger. the question is, what must we do to regain our strength. >> he not only felt there was no truth to the claim but suggested kennedy was playing politics, trying to make the eisenhower administration appear weak. nevertheless, the outgoing president wanted to work with kennedy and prepare him for the job ahead. >> it was great when ken
in 1953, the transition from truman to eisenhower had been challenging. >> truman said eisenhower knows no more about politics than a pig knows about sunday. >> the relationship between the democrats and republicans were so cold that the eisenhower chose to sit in their car, instead of of accepting an invitation to come to the white house for a pre-inauguration public coffee. now eisenhower would be welcoming another democrat, the young, vital, john f. kennedy he hoped to set an...
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it's -- [laughter]ghr] >> it's truman. >> that was around the television>> t era. e it was truman 1947 an estimated 10 million americans a watched his 1949 inaugural according to his presidentialine library.nt so who -- here's the next one. e who was the first president pre actually sworn in on january 20th because it used to be thaty 20 the oath was take in march. march >> right. >> i don't know why they moved to it't k january. janua yikes. sweater so bad. any way herbert hoover calvin coolidge dwight eisenhower or roosevelt. >> hoover. >> franklin roosevelt. >> shawn you're burnin g it>> f up, kid. roosevelt. he was both the last presidentli sworn in on march 4th for his fr opening term in 1933 and thend first to take office on january 20th.ary 20th. >> there you have it. youave >> awesome. >> i think you tied right. >> i think we tied. >>a dalways a dry >> we won't send you to a remedial american history this time. >> back after this. been trying to prepare for this day... and i'm still not ready. the reason i'm telling you this is that there will be moments in
it's -- [laughter]ghr] >> it's truman. >> that was around the television>> t era. e it was truman 1947 an estimated 10 million americans a watched his 1949 inaugural according to his presidentialine library.nt so who -- here's the next one. e who was the first president pre actually sworn in on january 20th because it used to be thaty 20 the oath was take in march. march >> right. >> i don't know why they moved to it't k january. janua yikes. sweater so bad. any...
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it's been broadcast on tv since the inauguration of president harry truman back in 1949. the long-time parade announcer, charlie brotman, has announced the parade for 11 presidents, dating all the way back to truman. this year the parade will have a new, younger announcer. i first met charlie four years ago. yesterday he left his retirement community to come downtown and meet me at the parade stand. unfortunately, they wouldn't let us inside the fence so we talked outside about how he's feeling about not being chosen to do the parade this year and what it was like all those years to have a front-row seat on history. >> reporter: it's great to see you. >> it is such a pleasure. we got together four years ago. i'll never forget it. >> reporter: thank you. that was obama. you were doing the second inauguration for obama. >> exactly. >> reporter: you have done any president since truman. >> i'm guilt y yes. >> reporter: announcing the parade. >> that is correct. and it was truman, eisenhower, all the way through. >> all the way, yes. >> reporter: you are 89 years young now. >
it's been broadcast on tv since the inauguration of president harry truman back in 1949. the long-time parade announcer, charlie brotman, has announced the parade for 11 presidents, dating all the way back to truman. this year the parade will have a new, younger announcer. i first met charlie four years ago. yesterday he left his retirement community to come downtown and meet me at the parade stand. unfortunately, they wouldn't let us inside the fence so we talked outside about how he's feeling...
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former president trim a is escorted by -- truman is escorted by clinton anderson. former senator from rhode -- theodoree door green. robert kennedy was to be the next attorney general. ted kennedy, another brother of the president to be. members of the united states supreme court arrived. mrs. eisenhower and mrs. nexen hollowed by mrs. johnson, followed by mrs. kennedy. ♪ [applause] ♪ [applause] [cheers] ♪ ♪ [applause] >> the joint congressional inaugural committee having escorted, now seat the presidential parties on the platform. [applause] [cheers] >> mr. president, mr. vice president, distinguished guests and fellow citizens of this great representative republic, we are here today to inaugurate the 35th president of this union of free people. it is my high honor to begin this event by presenting the united states marine band under the direction of lieutenant colonel albert sholper, which will play a special arrangement of a song we all cherish. "america the beautiful." ♪ >> the crowds remained hushed until the completion of "america the beautiful." â™
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in 1953, the transition from truman to eisenhower had been challenging. >> truman said, "eisenhower knows no more about politics than a pig knows about sunday." >> in fact, relations between the democrat and the republican were so cold that the eisenhowers chose to sit in their car instead of accepting an invitation to come into the white house for a pre-inauguration cup of coffee. now eisenhower would be welcoming another democrat, the young, vital john f. kennedy. and he hoped to set an example in handing over the presidency -- not that the president liked everything kennedy had said. in particular, he was offended by kennedy's claim of a missile gap with the soviets. eisenhower not only felt there was no truth to the claim but suspected that kennedy was simply playing politics, trying to make the eisenhower administration appear weak. nevertheless, the outgoing president wanted to work with kennedy and prepare him for the job ahead. >> it was great when kennedy won the -- the election, that eisenhower approached him and saw to it that he was thoroughly indoctrinated about what was goin
in 1953, the transition from truman to eisenhower had been challenging. >> truman said, "eisenhower knows no more about politics than a pig knows about sunday." >> in fact, relations between the democrat and the republican were so cold that the eisenhowers chose to sit in their car instead of accepting an invitation to come into the white house for a pre-inauguration cup of coffee. now eisenhower would be welcoming another democrat, the young, vital john f. kennedy. and he...
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. ♪ former president truman escorted by senator clinton anderson. more members of the united states senate. former senator from rhode island, theodore francis green. robert kennedy, who was to be the next attorney general. ted kennedy, another brother of the president to be. members of the united states supreme court arrive on the stands. ♪ mrs. eisenhower and mrs. nixon, followed by mrs. johnson and followed by mrs. kennedy. [applause] ♪ ♪ [applause] [cheers] ♪ ♪ [applause] >> the joint congressional inaugural committee having escorted, now seat the presidential parties on the platform. [applause] [cheers] >> we're here to inaugurate the 35th president of this union of free people. it is my high honor to begin this event by presenting the , with states marine band a song we all cherish, america the beautiful. ♪ >> the crowds remained hushed until the completion of "america the beautiful." ♪ [applause] -- >> will the audience now rise as his eminence, richard kushing, announces the invocation. >> in the name of the father, and of the s
. ♪ former president truman escorted by senator clinton anderson. more members of the united states senate. former senator from rhode island, theodore francis green. robert kennedy, who was to be the next attorney general. ted kennedy, another brother of the president to be. members of the united states supreme court arrive on the stands. ♪ mrs. eisenhower and mrs. nixon, followed by mrs. johnson and followed by mrs. kennedy. [applause] ♪ ♪ [applause] [cheers] ♪ ♪ [applause]...
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truman received the plaudits of the crowd. richard nixon's entrance met with a spontaneous cheer from the tremendous crowd. generalarrive was the escorted by senator bridges and others. the president elect appeared solemn and reflective for this occasion was in the name of the striding backty into power. the band struck up a flourishes and eight cheer burst from the cloud -- from the crowd. filling every available space. >> i, richard him next in, saw only i will support and defend against all enemies, foreign and domestic. i will defend the constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. i will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. and that i will well and faithfully execute the office upon which i am about to embark. so help me god. >> so help me god. >> congratulations. >> they are shaking hands with mr. eisenhower. >> this moment, the united states has no president. eisenhower was not sworn in until 12:32. but now he was the chi
truman received the plaudits of the crowd. richard nixon's entrance met with a spontaneous cheer from the tremendous crowd. generalarrive was the escorted by senator bridges and others. the president elect appeared solemn and reflective for this occasion was in the name of the striding backty into power. the band struck up a flourishes and eight cheer burst from the cloud -- from the crowd. filling every available space. >> i, richard him next in, saw only i will support and defend...
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so when roosevelt died, harry truman became president. when harry truman was inaugurated in 1949, after his election in 1948, he came to st. john's and had a pre-inaugurational worship service here before he was sworn in for his full term as president. subsequent to that time, other presidents have had pre-inaugural services in churches or elsewhere. not necessarily in st. john's, but the tradition began here, and it began with franklin roosevelt. that's one more example of the association of st. john's with presidents and part of the heritage of this building. it's always been available as a place, and an intimate place, for services that people might wish to have. for example, when president kennedy was assassinated on november 22, 1963, reverend john harper, the rector of st. john's at the time, was contacted by president lyndon johnson and asked if the following day, the saturday, on november 23rd around noon, if st. john's would have a brief memorial service on behalf of president kennedy. of course, the church was quite happy to com
so when roosevelt died, harry truman became president. when harry truman was inaugurated in 1949, after his election in 1948, he came to st. john's and had a pre-inaugurational worship service here before he was sworn in for his full term as president. subsequent to that time, other presidents have had pre-inaugural services in churches or elsewhere. not necessarily in st. john's, but the tradition began here, and it began with franklin roosevelt. that's one more example of the association of...
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harry truman was the most unpopular politicians in america and is considered a great president so time will tell but obviously historic leave significant. >> and has held elected office before as the general and the army. like mr. president obama the first one to beat us major party but what did the campaign duplex -- do? people would say that was important to the campaign allowing the president to come to office. maybe the last democrat moving to the left but these could be told. some time to get some perspective as complete disasters 50 years later we see goldwater transform the party and mcgovern transform the democratic party. >> just to bring it back to inga what sparked your interest in the topic class. >> is the ability global story straight out of date hitchcock movie. mobile corner of the history of the presidency people are not familiar with. and to be as much responsible of jfk becoming president as anybody. we thinking is doesn't want negative ad is destined but that he was skinny and gawky and disheveled with an inferiority complex. and then boasted the confidence. and the
harry truman was the most unpopular politicians in america and is considered a great president so time will tell but obviously historic leave significant. >> and has held elected office before as the general and the army. like mr. president obama the first one to beat us major party but what did the campaign duplex -- do? people would say that was important to the campaign allowing the president to come to office. maybe the last democrat moving to the left but these could be told. some...
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truman says no, no, don't re-sign. so the u.s. supports the entire package is supposed to be unit united. to divide economic and social rights with civil and political life was a compromise she agreed to that i regret and i'm sure she regretted and the u.s. has to this day not even one conversation about economic andd social rights. jimmy carter brought up the human rights during his demonstration and was george herbert walker bush who after the union collapsed said now it is time to support the universal declaration of human rights. there is a group that is fighting to get economic and g social rights and if hillary isa elected they would try to have hillary be the one to ratify th economic and social rights. >> the unfinished work of eleanor roosevelt i think at the moment we should stop and open up to questions from the audience.open thank you for being here. [applause] we have a microphone that will go around. there's someone at the back >> franklin died in 45 before the cold war began. so how did eleanor reconcile the imperat
truman says no, no, don't re-sign. so the u.s. supports the entire package is supposed to be unit united. to divide economic and social rights with civil and political life was a compromise she agreed to that i regret and i'm sure she regretted and the u.s. has to this day not even one conversation about economic andd social rights. jimmy carter brought up the human rights during his demonstration and was george herbert walker bush who after the union collapsed said now it is time to support...